Year: 2015

From the CQ Newsroom: Contesters: Please Protect 7060 for Mexican Hurricane Net

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Some very important info for all hams! Attention Contesters: Please protect the Mexican hurricane emergency net frequency of 7060 kHz during the upcoming CQWW SSB DX Contest as potentially catastrophic Hurricane Patricia heads for Mexico’s Pacific coast. This request comes from IARU Region II/Area C Emergency Coordinator Arnie Coro, CO2KK, who says additional frequencies on

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About that new Tip Jar in the sidebar

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It’s half serious and half a joke. I do need a amp for the summer months and for a better signal on 160, 75, and 40 meters; especially in the summer. So, I thought I’d aim high! 😉 Do expect anyone to donate? No. But, if they did I wouldn’t complain. I’d settle for an

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The shooting in Chattanooga just got personal for me

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This one hits home with me, I will explain that in a minute. But, first, the video: Now the story, via WANE.COM: Darlene Proxmire, the step-grandmother of Randall Smith, called NewsChannel 15 Saturday morning and said he passed away around 4 a.m. This is an update to the previously published story: PAULDING COUNTY, Ohio (WANE) One

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Field Day 2015

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What is field day? Well, I will let the ARRL or the National Association for Amateur Radio explain it: ARRL Field Day is the single most popular on-the-air event held annually in the US and Canada. On the fourth weekend of June of each year, more than 35,000 radio amateurs gather with their clubs, groups

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Video: I have mental health issues and that’s okay.

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(Cross-posted from my other blog, American Patriot) I cut this video for a reason. Because I want to inspire other people to come out of the shadows and face their personal demons, like I finally did. This isn’t about me or self promotion or anything like that. It is about letting the world know, that

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